Author Topic: New LA25 Racer almost done.... (Read 1472 times)

Paul Smith · « **on:** September 15, 2012, 01:16:05 PM »

The 100-miler is next weekend in Toronto. I'm racing to get a new plane done. I have four planes, but the newest is three years old and they all have at least 200 miles on them already. There's a faster plane out there and short of wishing the owner bad luck the only answer a newer & faster model. This is my skinny-down version of the Brodak Lightning Streak.

Paul Smith · « **Reply #1 on:** September 15, 2012, 01:23:20 PM »

It's Saturday afternoon. At this point all I lack is epoxy clear-coating the engine department and making a fuel tank. Allowing adequate cure time, I should be test-flying by Wednesday morning.

This is the fourth in my yellow series which will continue until a small bottle of dye crystals is consumed.

Paul Smith · « **Reply #2 on:** September 15, 2012, 01:26:37 PM »

A bit more detail.

kenneth cook · « **Reply #3 on:** September 17, 2012, 06:51:27 AM »

Paul, you certainly build some beautiful stuff. Your planes stand out from the crowd. I like your style. Good luck, Ken

john e. holliday · « **Reply #4 on:** September 17, 2012, 08:54:46 AM »

Looks fast just sitting there.

Paul Smith · « **Reply #5 on:** September 17, 2012, 12:32:58 PM »

Thanks. I got it done. 23.5 ounces. A new low for me. One more day of cure time and fly tomorrow.

1,400 laps Sunday in Toronto with this or maybe one of my old planes.

Balsa Butcher · « **Reply #6 on:** September 17, 2012, 02:57:59 PM »

1,400 laps? I get dizzy just thinking about it.

Paul Smith · « **Reply #7 on:** September 17, 2012, 03:14:20 PM »

This will be Year Six of the current series.

It started over 50 years ago with 40-rats, which only went about 95 MPH at the time. When the pan-rats got over 140 MPH, the 100 mile race went by the wayside. Current times with LA25's are in the hour & 28 minute range, not much worse than ancient rat times.

john e. holliday · « **Reply #8 on:** September 18, 2012, 09:33:02 AM »

At won of the last Pawnee Rock KANSAS contests we flew a three up 1400 lap race with the Goldberg Shoestrings. Minimum 20 pit stops which the boy and I easily exceeded. But, the old Fox .35 Stunt was starting on second or third flip every pit. No shutoffs. It was a lot of fun and with planes only doing maybe 60 mph with a little help was not that tiring. If I remember right there were only three teams.

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